Oregon Community Foundation: Project Turnkey 2.0 Program (US)

Deadline: 19-Aug-22

The Oregon Community Foundation has announced the applications for its Project Turnkey 2.0 Program to provide award funds as a strategic investment to support communities with short-term emergency shelter that can be converted to permanent housing in the long term.

Priority Populations

Mirroring the Statewide Housing Plan strategies and responding the urgency of the multiple crises the state is facing, the following are priority populations for this project: unsheltered and high-needs populations, including veterans, people with disabilities, families, communities of color, people with serious mental illness, people experiencing chronic homelessness, people vulnerable to COVID or diagnosed with COVID who need to quarantine or isolate.

Funding Information

A total of $50 million has been allocated for this Fund.

Eligible Properties

Applicants do not need to have a property identified in order to apply. Eligible property types include hotels, motels, and other vacant properties that can readily and affordably be converted to non-congregated shelter such as duplexes, apartment complexes, care facilities, or dormitories.

Eligible Uses of Grant Funds

With pre-approval by OCF on a transaction-by-transaction basis: pre-acquisition costs related to the due diligence of properties and real-estate related transactions.
Acquisition costs and/or funds for minor retrofitting, rehab, or renovation of properties to make property operational as non-congregate shelter. Funds for retrofitting, rehab, or renovation will be primarily for safety and accessibility purposes. (Note: If a non-congregate property is already owned by an eligible entity, funds could support the renovation or retrofitting of the property.)

Eligibility Criteria

This application is open statewide to all 36 Oregon counties.
Eligible Entities
- Eligible applicants include local government entities such as cities, counties, housing authorities, or 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations. Co-applicants comprised of two entities are allowed. In cases of co-applicants (one as owner/one as operator), the intended owner of the proposed property should serve as the primary applicant on the RFA.
In order to qualify for a grant an organization must:
- Be physically located in and serve populations in Oregon;
- Intend to acquire a property located;
- Have been in operation since at least October of 2020;
- Have registered government or not-for-profit status (501c3): Demonstrate ability and experience in working and providing housing related services to underserved populations including people from communities of color;
- Agree to utilize the State’s funding for non-congregate shelter; and
- Complete the Application.